Existence of global bounded weak solutions to nonsymmetric systems of Keyfitz-Kranzer type (Q647595)

The author studies the Cauchy problem for nonsymmetric systems of Keyfitz-Kranzer type \[ \rho_t+(\rho\phi(\rho,w))_x=0, \quad (\rho w)_t+(\rho w\phi(\rho,w))_x=0, \] where the unknown vectors \((\rho,w)\in {\mathbb R}\times {\mathbb R}^n\) and \(\phi(\rho,w)=\Phi(w)-P(\rho)\). In the case \(n=1\), \(\Phi(w)=w\), this system coincides with the known Aw-Rascle traffic flow model. Using BV estimates on the Riemann invariants and the compensated compactness method applied to special approximate sequences, the author establishes the global existence of bounded entropy weak solutions.